Contact information
Contact and expert advice for dealing with situations of waterborne outbreaks and problems with the quality of water.
All our experts can also be reached by email at watermicrobiology(at)thl.fi.
Faecal microbes and microbial source tracking
Tarja Pitkänen (general instructions for selecting the analysis method)
Senior Researcher
+358 29 524 6315
[email protected]
Kristiina Valkama (faecal bacteria and coliphages)
Researcher
+358 29 524 7638
[email protected]
Aleksi Kolehmainen (enteric viruses)
Researcher
+358 29 524 8205
[email protected]
Eveliina Nurmi (microbial source tracking and protozoa)
Researcher
+358 29 524 8272
[email protected]
Legionella bacteria
Piia Airaksinen
Researcher
+358 29 524 7892
[email protected]
Marjo Niittynen
Senior Researcher
+358 29 524 8331
[email protected]
Mould, actinomycetes and microbial nutrient analysis
Anna Pursiainen
Researcher
+358 29 524 7728
[email protected]
Preparation of culture mediums
Ulla Usvalinna
Research Analyst
+358 29 524 6379
[email protected]
Postal address
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Laboratory of water microbiology
P.O. Box 95 (Neulaniementie 4)
FI-70701 Kuopio, Finland
Fax: +358 29 524 6497
Tel. (switchboard): +358 29 524 6000
